Wheel.



PATENTED MAY 26, 1908.

L. JIMENEZ.

WHEEL.

APPLICATION FILED APR.6.1907.

3 SHEETS-SHEET l.

l ITNESSTES PATENTED MAY 26, 1908. A. L. JIMENEZ.

WHEEL.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 6.1907.

3 SHEETS-SEEET 2.

Allows) WITNESSES PATENTED MAY 26, 1908. A. L. JIMENEZ.

WHEEL. APPLICATION FILED APR. 6.1907.

3 SHEETSSHEET 3- //V VE/VTOR Allorney v claims.

entree ARTHUR LOPEZ JIMENEZ, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNOR OF FOBTY-FIVE FREEMAN.AND FIVE ONE'HUNDREDTHS TU JQSEP'PI. LQPEZ -DREDTHS TO WILLIAM JIMENEZ, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

ONE-HUN- wmnr.

Zea-tented tria .26, 1 908;

Application filed April 6, Serial No.

skilled in-the art to which it appertains tomake and use the same.

My invention relates to an improvement in wheels particularly adapted for use in motor vehicles'of any description-and. it consists in the parts and combinations of parts and in the details of construction as Wlll be more fully explained and pointed out in the drawings, Figure 1 is a view in elevation of my improved wheel. Fig. 2 is a view in transverse section of the same. Fig. 3 is a view in elevation of the s okes, rigid felly and hub-plates to which tile inner ends of the spokes are secured.

In the accompanying I Fig. 4 is a view in section of the same. Fig.

5 is a View in elevation of the cushion tire casing detached. Fig. 6 is a view in section of the same, and Fig. 7 is a view of a section o fdthis casing taken from its inner or concave si e.

1 represents the spokes, preferably made of tubular steel and secured at their inner, ends to the plates 2 by bolts 3 and nuts 3*,

' the, bolts passing through both plates and spokes and servingto clamp the parts firmly together. I prefer to provide the inner end of the spokes which are sli htly flattened at their sides, with a wood filling to prevent undue compression. The plates 2 may be integral with the hub or separate therefrom.

and secured thereto in any manner, but I' prefer to have them'independent of the hub so as to ermit the spokes to be tightly glanped tiereto before assembling on the Secured to outer ends of the spokes 'l' is thetubular felly 4 which latter is preferably made of steel and is secured to curved plates 5 on the ends of the spokes, by rivets or screws. The spokes 1 are provided between hub. with the annular shoulders the shoulders 6 and felly' 4 are recesses 7 in which anti-friction balls 8 are located. Mounted on the telly and spokes thus assembled, is the cushion tire composed of afcasing. or frameQ, embracing the folly the folly and ple movement of the moved from the shoulders (i. Y

faced wi h lea't er 0 and outer ends of the spokes, a pneumatic cushion 10, and a tire ll located on a rigid seat 12 outside. the cushion and clamped between the outer edges of the casing or frame, as clearly shown in Fig. 2. This casing or frame 9, is made up of two annular plates made of metal and secured together at their inner edges by screws or rivets, and provided between said screws or rivets with openings 13 which latter are of a width to snugly seat the spokes but are considerably longer than the diameter of the spokes so as to permit a free cushioning movement of the cushion tire on the folly and spokes.

Each ring plate is bulged outwardly, as shown at 14-, to receive the-telly 4; and pneunlatic cushion 10 and ermit of free and and:

plates, and the outer free edges of said plates 9 are bent to form clam ing flanges 15 which engage the side edges 0 the tire and look the latter in place. lhis tire 11 may be made of wood, rubber, or any other material and may be in the form of a ring or made up of sections.

Located within the space between the plates 9 and outside of, or encircling the cush on 19 is the steel band or tire seat 12- which latter atter within saidringoperates to restrain. outward movement of cushion 1G and forms a continuous seat for the tire 11] The ring plates 9 are secured to ether, between the s okes, by the screw outside of the seat 12 inside the tire by the screw bolts 17, the

b0 ts .16 and are secure anti-friction balls 8, reviously referred to, bearing against the p ate 9, as shown in Fig. 2, and operating to reduce to a large extent the friction between the plates an spokes.

When the parts are thus assembled, and the pneumatic cushion 10, which may be of an approved form, is inflated, the telly 4 wil rest well within the enlargement or-bulge 14.,

formed in the tire casing and the inner periphcry of the tire casing will be considerably re- 4 It will'thus be seen that as the cushion gives under the we]. ht of the vehicle the verticalspokes or the epic res in the plane of the point of traction of the wheel will move inwardly, the movement being alwayscushloned by the pneumatrccushion 10. This movement however isnever sut-- ficient to brin the shoulders h, which are 8. riph -of thering, unless the cushion ,10 s on r other'suitable cushionmaterial,intocontact with the inner peoose its :11}? which event the rin will bear against the shoulders 6 and thus enable the vehicle to be run, if necessary, to a point where the machine could be repaired or the cushion 1O inflated. The spokes other than the ones immediately above the point of traction have more or less movement lat erally within the openings 13 and this is provided for by making said openings greater in length than in width, as clearly shown in Fig.

7. With this construction the cushion which is the only part liable to injury, is 4 completely housed and protected and consequently is not liable to be punctured. It operates however by its location between the felly and rim to permit of a free yielding movement ofthe rim and consequently possesses the same advantage as the ordinary pneumatic tire.

It; is evident that many slight changes might be made in the relative arrangement of parts shown and described Without de parting from the spirit and scope of my invention hence I would have it understood that I do not wish to confine myself to the eXact construction of partsshown and described, but,

Having fully described my invention what lclaim as new and desire. to secure by'Letters-Patent, is

1. The combination with spokes each having an annular shoulder between its ends and a rigid felly secured to the outer ends of said spokes, of a casing embracing the felly and the outer ends of the spokes, a tire carried by said casing and a cushion within the casmg between the felly and tire.

2. The combination with the shouldered spokes and rigid felly secured thereto, of the two part casing embracing the felly and outer ends of the spokes the openings in the casing through which the spokes pass being longer than the diameter of the spokes, anti-friction balls interposed between the spokes and side walls of the casing within the spoke openings, a tire carried by said casing, and a cushion within the casing between the tire and felly.

3. The combination with spokes, each having shoulders between its ends, clamping plates engaging the inner ends of the spokes and a felly secured to the outer ends of the spokes, of a two-part casing shaped substantlally as shown'and embracing the felly and outer ends of the spokes and having openings for the free passage of the spokes, the said openings being of greater length than width, a tire secured to the periphery of the casing, and a cushion interposed between said tire and felly.

4. The combination with the shouldered spokes, clamping plates secured to the inner ends thereof and a felly secured to the outer ends, of the two-part casing embracing the felly and outer ends of the spokes, each member of said casing having ahook shaped outer edge, a tire clamped between said hookshaped outer edges, and a cushion interposed between said felly and tire.

In testimony whereof, I have signed this specification in the presence of two subscrib- 111g witnesses.

, ARTHUR LOPEZ JIMENEZ.

Witnesses:

"Jos. J. HENNESSEY,

JAS. DEAMOND. 

